" Seen in this context, Mozart’s achievements seem suddenly rather different. He no longer looks like a musician zapped with special powers that enabled him to circumvent practice; rather, he looks like somebody who embodies the rigors of practice. He set out on the road to excellence very early in life, but now we can see why. "

― Matthew Syed , Bounce: Mozart, Federer, Picasso, Beckham, and the Science of Success